Windigsteig is a municipality in the district of Waidhofen an der Thaya in the Austrian state of Lower Austria.

Windigsteig
Windigsteig market square
Windigsteig market square
Coat of arms of Windigsteig
Windigsteig is located in Austria
Windigsteig
Windigsteig
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 48°46′00″N 15°17′00″E / 48.76667°N 15.28333°E / 48.76667; 15.28333
CountryAustria
StateLower Austria
DistrictWaidhofen an der Thaya
Government
  MayorAlfred Bräuer (ÖVP)
Area
  Total
25.52 km2 (9.85 sq mi)
Elevation
498 m (1,634 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[2]
  Total
945
  Density37.0/km2 (95.9/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
3841
Area code02849
Vehicle registrationWT
Websitewww.windigsteig.gv.at

Geography

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Windigsteig lies in the northern Waldviertel in Lower Austria. The market municipality covers an area of 25.49 square kilometres, 21.57% of which is wooded.

Municipal subdivisions

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The municipality includes the following 13 villages (in brackets is their population as at 1 January 2015[3]):

  • Edengans (19)
  • Grünau (31)
  • Kleinreichenbach (72)
  • Kottschallings (66)
  • Lichtenberg (60)
  • Markl (112)
  • Matzlesschlag (48)
  • Meires (60)
  • Rafings (82)
  • Rafingsberg (17)
  • Waldberg (49)
  • Willings (41)
  • Windigsteig (312)

The Cadastral municipalities are Edengans, Grünau, Kleinreichenbach, Kottschallings, Lichtenberg, Markl, Matzlesschlag, Meires, Rafings, Waldberg, Willings and Windigsteig.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
19711,431    
19811,267−11.5%
19911,168−7.8%
20011,117−4.4%

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